In a weird way, that seemed kinda appropriate for how things sometimes are in the World's Play Ground. The last time I was in AC, I drove past it and saw someone urinating on the side of the parking garage. It's interesting to contrast how busy other casinos are in town compared to this one which sits there as a shell of its former self. Over the past several months, every time I was in Atlantic City I made a point to drive past The Atlantic Club to take some pictures. Today, as it has for years, The Atlantic Club sits sad and empty as just about every other casino in Atlantic City does well.Ī drive around the property finds people inside doing some work, but I believe it is just some remediation work and nothing towards a grand reopening.įrom what I've read, it's pretty bad inside having suffered from years of neglect.

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In the years that followed, Stockton completely transformed that entire end of the city, leaving The Atlantic Club behind as a glaring sore thumb on the city's skyline. In September 2018, Stockton University was developing its new Atlantic City campus and attempted to buy the high-rise, but that deal never materialized.

In the mid-90s, Hilton Hotels acquired Bally Entertainment and the building became the Atlantic City Hilton.

In 1987, the Golden Nugget was sold to Bally Manufacturing for $440 million and it became Bally's Grand Hotel and Casino.

Just three years later, it was the top-earning casino in Atlantic City, which is remarkable since it was one of the smallest casinos in town.

The history of this property goes back to 1980 when it opened as the original Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City (not to be confused with the current-day Golden Nugget by the marina), the sixth gaming hall in the city.

GONE: All of These Restaurants in NJ Have Recently ClosedĪs is the case with many things in Atlantic City, there are storylines upon storylines with this casino but here's a very short version of its legacy.

A high-rise at the Jersey Shore that has sat still for nearly a decade. Trump Plaza came and went.Īnd then there's the old Atlantic Club. The Playboy became the Atlantis and the World's Fair before it got bulldozed.

On the flip side, the Sands got demolished and nothing ever replaced it.

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